Prevent Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.

11,343 individuals and entities have been excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. The federal government has been awarded or negotiated over $6.8 billion in healthcare fraud judgments and settlements.

An example, Mark T. Conklin, the former owner, operator and sole shareholder of Recovery Home Care Inc. and Recovery Home Care Services Inc. (collectively RHC) agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he violated the False Claims Act by causing RHC to pay illegal kickbacks to doctors who agreed to refer Medicare patients to RHC for home healthcare services.

Remember, rules are not made to be broken and those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Training and a solid compliance program are key to preventing violations. Part of compliance program training requirement is to train on fraud, waste and abuse.

Watch our on-demand webinar, Preparing Long Term Care Providers For 2017, to learn:

• How to Train Employees to Prevent Fraud and Abuse
• Best Practice and Recommendations
• The Importance of Maintaining Proper Documentation